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This self-explanatory vehicle (with its partner, background) is a Mercedes diesel van, spotted outside of the York city station. |
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Next we have a turntable ladder from North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service.
It is a HCB-Angus / Metz dating from 1976 it has the registration PAJ 576R |
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Above is a Land Rover Fire vehicle at York City's station. The vehicle has no markings and just the two rotating beacons on the roof. It will probably
fulfill the same role as a fire car as shown and described above. |
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G429
KBO is a North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service
aerial ladder. The red and white pole you can see is one of four stabalisers for when the ladders
are fully erect. |
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A262
JAJ
is Bedford TK1260 Prime Mover. The registration tells us it was first registered in 1983 - and it shows! |
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P875 KCN
is a Northumberland Fire and Rescue Volvo FL6.14 from Carmichael. It was one of three identical
engines based at Blyth in 1996. |
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GKK
241V is a preserved Dennis appliance |
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We complete this section with
three of aged fire engines, including a Dennis with the military registration
46
RN 53 |
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P875
XCN is a Volvo FL6
Northumberland Fire and Rescue pump. |
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The crest of Northumberland Fire
and Rescue Service |
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The next pictures are two views of a Vauxhall Pick-up truck
R296 FPT. This is one of many used by N'land for numerous purposes, including pulling equipment trailers and accessing remote areas of hilly
Northumberland.
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T97
BBR
is a Ford Galaxy people carrier. |
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Here is the rear view of a
R763 HFT. It is painted conspicuously for high-visibility. |
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Two
self-explanatory supplementary equipment trailers.
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Here is a very strange vehicle. Towed by horses or men, this gladiator trailer would have been used hundreds of years ago. So why is it in immaculate condition? And why has it got blue lights and siren fitted?
It is probably used for charity events! |
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P246
DNL is Vauxhall Astra Van multi-purpose fire
car. |
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Three identical Vauxhall Corsa diesel fire
cars, including R548
AWP |
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This is a special operational support unit (OSU)
Mercedes-Benz 310D. |
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A Long-wheel-base Ford Transit recovery fire vehicle. It
was used by Cleveland Fire Brigad. |
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A Vauxhall pick-up (as above) getting hooked up to a support trailer.
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The checker markings on the trailer above indicate that it is an accident command control unit.
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The following is a vehicle that falls into the 'ambulance' and 'fire'
categories: a fire victim support unit. Victims of house fires can use this converted camper van for shelter, to make a cup of tea and even to sleep in, if their house is badly damaged by fire. The British Red Cross can also council victims. |
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Now we have a Northumberland Community Fire Safety vehicle. Registration
L566 KKS, it is an Iveco Daily 49.12, used for fire
education
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LRG 556X
is parked next to an old Ford appliance. Both vehicles date from the early
1980's. |
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Concluding this section is a Dennis appliance
owned privately. Everything is still in full working order, including the extendable ladders, shown here at about 1/3rd height.
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T196 ASE is a Scania P94D-220 tender from Aberdeen,
call sign 781. The unit was based in Dyce on the outskirts
of Aberdeen when the photograph was taken. |
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N389
RCN is November-zero-four, a Tyne and Wear emergency tender. Notice the radio control room at the rear of the vehicle. |
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The rear of the tender. |
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